The Ultimate Great Books Trivia

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The 1980 book titled "A Confederacy of Dunces" was written by?
- Graham Greene
- John K. Toole
- Dashiell Hammett
- Robert A. Heinlein

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2.

The 1908 book titled, "The Wind in the Willows", was written by?
- Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
- F. Scott Fitzgerald
- Kenneth Graham
- John O'hara
Correct Answer

A. Kenneth Graham
3.

The 1959 book titled, "Henderson the Rain King", was written by?
- Philip Roth
- Joseph Conrad
- Saul Bellow
- Salman Rushdie
Correct Answer

A. Saul Bellow
4.

The 1935 book titled, "Studs Lonigan: A Trilogy", was written by?
- Flannery O'Connor
- Kazuo Ishiguro
- Dashiell Hammett
- James T. Farrell
Correct Answer

A. James T. Farrell
5.

The 1927 book titled, "The Bridge of San Luis Rey", was written by?
- Thornton Wilder
- Elizabeth Berg
- James Jones
- A. S. Byatt
Correct Answer

A. Thornton Wilder
6.

The 1904 book titled, "Nostromo", was written by?
- Willa Cather
- Ayn Rand
- Joseph Conrad
- Ernest Hemingway
Correct Answer

A. Joseph Conrad
7.

Who wrote the 1936 work "Absalom, Absalom"?
- William Faulkner
- Samuel Butler
- Edith Wharton
- Herman Wouk
Correct Answer

A. William Faulkner
8.

The 1980 book titled "Kane and Abel" was written by whom?
- Salman Rushdie
- Theodore Dreiser
- Jeffrey Archer
- Laura Ingalls Wilder
Correct Answer

A. Jeffrey Archer
9.

The 1950 book titled "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" was written by whom?
- Judith Guest
- James Joyce
- Joseph Heller
- C. S. Lewis
Correct Answer

A. C. S. Lewis
10.

The 1928 book titled "Orlando" was written by whom?
- J. P. Donleavy
- Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
- Graham Greene
- Virginia Woolf
Correct Answer

A. Virginia Woolf
11.

The 1979 book titled "The Burger's Daughter" was written by?
- John Steinbeck
- Nadine Gordimer
- Vladimir Nabokov
- V. S. Naipaul
Correct Answer

A. Nadine Gordimer
12.

The 1957/60 book titled, "The Alexandria Quartet", was written by?
- Lawrence Durrell
- William Faulkner
- John Steinbeck
- Ernest Hemingway
Correct Answer

A. Lawrence Durrell
13.

The 1961 book titled, "A House for Mr. Biswas", was written by?
- D. H. Lawrence
- Virginia Woolf
- John Steinbeck
- V. S. Naipaul
Correct Answer

A. V. S. Naipaul
14.

The 1974 book titled "The Killer, Angels" was written by?
- J. D. Salinger
- James Agee
- Michael Shaara
- Joseph Conrad
Correct Answer

A. Michael Shaara
15.

The 1984 book titled "Cold Sassy Tree" was written by?
- Upton Sinclair
- Lawrence Durrell
- Graham Greene
- Olive-Ann Burns
Correct Answer

A. Olive-Ann Burns

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The Ultimate Great Books Trivia

The 1980 book titled "A Confederacy of Dunces" was written by?

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The 1908 book titled, "The Wind in the Willows", was written by?

The 1959 book titled, "Henderson the Rain King", was written by?

The 1935 book titled, "Studs Lonigan: A Trilogy", was written by?

The 1927 book titled, "The Bridge of San Luis Rey", was written by?

The 1904 book titled, "Nostromo", was written by?

Who wrote the 1936 work "Absalom, Absalom"?

The 1980 book titled "Kane and Abel" was written by whom?

The 1950 book titled "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" was written by whom?

The 1928 book titled "Orlando" was written by whom?

The 1979 book titled "The Burger's Daughter" was written by?

The 1957/60 book titled, "The Alexandria Quartet", was written by?

The 1961 book titled, "A House for Mr. Biswas", was written by?

The 1974 book titled "The Killer, Angels" was written by?

The 1984 book titled "Cold Sassy Tree" was written by?